ID:

61

Date:

2006-03-27

Headline:

FBI Keeps Watch on Activists; Antiwar, other groups are monitored to curb violence, not because of ideology, agency says

Reporter's name:

Nicholas Riccardi

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

Los Angeles Times

City:

Denver, CO

Summary:

Hundreds of pages of documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union under FOIA show that FBI targets for surveillance include anti-war demonstrators and environmental activists, the Los Angeles Times reported. The documents show that the FBI monitored an antiwar demonstration in Colorado Springs, Colo., and put on its watch list a group that feeds homeless people.

Keywords:

terrorism; activists; American Civil Liberties Union; Joint Terrorism Task Force

URL:

http://articles.latimes.com/2006/mar/27/nation/na-fbi27

Agencies:

FBI

States:

CO

Categories:

FBI